Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 17.7% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 36.6% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
$1.07
F CFA652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
$0.96
F CFA582
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
$6.20
F CFA3,774
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
$7.61
F CFA4,633
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
$2.22
F CFA1,353
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
$4.84
F CFA2,948
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
$1.02
F CFA621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
$0.51
F CFA312
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
$5.26
F CFA3,199
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
$20.95
F CFA12,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,830,243
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
$22.63
F CFA13,770
|
|
pay 60.2% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
$47.86
F CFA29,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
$820.04
F CFA499,044
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
$465.09
F CFA283,037
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
$82.00
F CFA49,899
|
|
pay 15.2% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
$246.76
F CFA150,169
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,080,444
|
|
pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
$3.64
F CFA2,213
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
$69.56
F CFA42,331
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
$53.64
F CFA32,640
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
$36.32
F CFA22,100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
$83.53
F CFA50,831
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
$76.26
F CFA46,411
|
|
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